Angle-cock holder.



H. A. WAHLERT.

ANGLE COCK HOLDER.

APPLIOATION mum MAY 21, 1912.

11,0 4,112, Patented June 10, 1913.

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H. A. WAHLERT ANGLE COCK HOLDER.

APPLICATION TILED MAY 27,1912. 1,064,'1 12. Patented Jung 10,1913

. To all whom it may concern E s'r'rss PATENT orriou.

HENRY A. WAHLERT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, .ASSIGNOR TO ACME PIPE OIL-AMP COMPANY, OF ST- LOUISflMISSOUIRI, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

ANGLE-COCK HOLDER.

Be it known that 1, Henry A. lvanunrr. a citizen ot the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain .new and useful Improvement in )Lll'lO-Ct-H'li Holders, of which the following is a full.

clear, and exact description, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to anglecock holders such as are used on railway cars for holding the anglecocl that. is screwed onto the nd of the train-pipe.

,.One object of my invention is toprovide a dcvice'oi the character described that has .a portion which projects torwardhv under the body: ofthe angle-cock and thus receives the downwardstrains which the angle-cock issubjected to when it is in service, said for- Wardlyprojecting portion being preferablv so designed that also resists the longitudi- 'nal strains on ,the angle-cock and prevents the angle-cock from moving longitudinally with rela'tionto thetrain-pipe or from dropping in caseit becomes accidentally detached from the" train-pipe. 7

Another object is to provide an anglecocli-holder that prevents the angle-coelc from rotating or from moving longitudibelly and which is'so 'designed that it will hold the angle-cool; in the angular position required by the: MasterCar Builders Association. And still another objeetis'to provide a? combined pipe-clamp and angle-cockholder that has a forwardly projecting shelf or "supporting I n toreceive some part of the body ol t-he cock, referably the lower-portion the body or he cap tint on the under side of same.

Other objects-and desirable features of my invention willbe hereinafter pointedyout.

' Figure 1 of the drawings is atront elevationalv'iew of a combined pipe-clamp and angle-cock-holder constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 1s a. sld'e elevational'vievvfotsaid device; Fig.3 is-a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the-line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. t is a vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 1-4 of Fig.3; and Figs. tive views illustrating def my invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings which illustratethe preferred form of my -Mvent'ion, A designates the endsill of a car slight. modifications portion which-- is constructed 5 and 6 are perspec-i Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 27, 1912.

'V-shaped angle-cock-clamping portion Patented J one 10, 1913.

Serial No. 700.046.

provided with an opening a lhroiiglt' liighich the tram-p1pe ll passes. and i designatcstiie angle-cock that is screwed onto the-enil of the tram-pure. as indicated in broken lines in Pig. 3.

)1 improved klllglt t't)(ik-llUltlOl' comprises a stationauv member havinga vertically disposed plate portion 1 provided with an opening for the train-pipe and'adapted to be secured to the end lll oi the car by tastening devices 2 ol' an v suitable dharacter, and a forwardly projecting shelf or supportiug portion 3 which extends under the body of the angler-och. as shown in Fig. I). so as 'to resist the downward strains and longitu dinal strains to which the angled-och is subjet-ted when it is in service and thus prevent the angle-corl from being broken oil the train-pipe or from moving longitiulinallv in case it should become detached accidentally.

In the embodiment of mv invention shown in Figs. l to l the shell portion 3 of the device is constructed to receive the cap nutton theunder side of the body part oi" the angle-coclc, as shown in broken lines in Fig. thbut I do not wish it to he understood that mv invention is limited to such a construction for the shelf or supporting portion 3 ol' the device. could be constructed in various other ways to prevent longitudinal movement of the angle-cock without departing from the spirit of my invention, the idea being to provide the device with a portion that. cooperates with some part of the body ol the cock instead of the hexagonal-shaped head on the cock to prevent longitudinal movement.

In view of the fact that the Master Car Builders .1\.ssociation requires an angle-cock tot-be arranged at a certain angle on the train-pipe. of a car, I prefer to arrange the shell portion 3 in an angular position, as shown in Fig. 1. thus permitting-the plate portion 1 of the device to be arranged straighton the end sill of the car and consequently insuring a proper positioning of the angle-cock when the device is installed.

Projecting forwardly from the plate portion 1 of the stationary member of the device is a pipe-clamping portion it-hat bears upon the train-pipe B, and a substantiallv O that bears upon the hexagonal-shaped head a. of the angle-cock; A movable member D which is provided with cooperating.pipe-v clamping and angle-cock-clamping portions t" and 5, respectively, is detachably connected to the stationary member of the device .o as to securely clamp the train-pipe and also prevent the angle-cock from turning or rotating. 'The movable memberD can be connected to the stationary member of-the device in-various ways but I prefer to provide said movable member at Its lower end'with a hook 6 that engages a pin 7 on the stationary member of the device and thus-pivotail'y connects the two parts of the device together, the movable member being held in position by a bolt or other suitable fastening device 8 that projects through alining openings in the upper portions of the movable and stationary members of the device.- If desired, the forwardly projecting'shelf or supporting portion 3 of the device can be connected to the stationary pipe clamping portion 5 by a gusset or tapered web-9 formed integral with said parts. U

.-A device of the construction above-described will securely holda train-pipe'and an angle-cock in position; it takes up the downward and longitudinal strains which the angle-cock is subjected to when in service owingto the fact that it comprises a forwardly projecting shelf portion that extends under the body of the angle-cock; and

. it is so designed that the proper angular position of the cock is insured when the de- VlCQlS apphed 1n the most natural and 'convenient way to the car, namely, with the plate portion of the straight. p

As shown in Fig. 1, the alining openings device arranged inthe plate portionl of-the device and in the end sill A of the car through which the train-pipe passes, are elongated and disposed at an angle so that the train-pipe can be moved laterally, after the'movable memberD has been opened,'to carry the anglecock out of engagement with the stationary member of the device and thus permit the angle-cock to be screwed onto or or vof the train-pipe; 1

Instead of arranging the movable member at one sidev of the device, as shown in Fig. 1, the device can be constructed in the mahnerillustrated in Fig. 5, wherein'the movable member D extends across the upper side of the hexagonal-shaped head on the angle-cock so as to securely clamp the anglecock in the stationarypart of the device, it

. beingimmaterial so far as my broad idea is concerned whether or not the devlcecom- -prises means for clamplng the train-pipe.

I so "cock s'upporting portion. 3 of the device The forwardly pro ecting shelf or angle shown in Fig. 5 is also of slightly di-tl'erent construction inthat it is provided with upwardly projecting lugs 10 that engage the body ofthe angle-cock so as to take-up the from t'urningor rotating.

longitudinal strains and pullsito 'whichi the angle-cock is subjected".

- iVhile I prefer to form the angle cocks supportingbhe'lf on the stationary membep,

of the device, namely,-on the part that i5 connected to the end sill of the car, I could,

of course, form a shelf or supporting'portion 3 on the movable member D of the device,

as shown in Fig. 6, said movable member being detachably connected to the permanent and movable members of thedevice.

Fig. 6 illustrates another slight change that could be made in the construction of the device, namely, forming the shelf 3" in sucha manner that the cap nut onthe bottom of I v 2. An angle-cock-holder provided with an angle-cock-supporting portion that extends under the body part of the angle-cock, and removable means for preventing the angle-cock fromiurning'or rotating.

. 3. An angle-cock-holderprovided] with an angle-cocksupporting portion that. ex-

tends-under the body part of the angle-cock,

said portion being so designed that-itre ceives the longitudinal strains-to which the cock is subjected, and a portion for engaging the head of the cock. 7

4+. An angle-cock-h'older provided with an angle-cock-supporting portion that ex a portion that bears against the head ofthe cock.

tends under the body part of the angle-cock,

said port-ion being so designed that itreceives the longitudinal strains to which the cock is subjected, and adjustable means'forv holding the cool;v inoperative position in said supporting portion.

' 5. An angle-coclr-holderprovided :with

means that engages the body part of an angle cock'so as to prevent longitudinal move ment of the cock, and means that engages 1 the head ofthe cock so new 'preventthe cock- 6 An angle-cojlx-holder comprising 5 Stan tionary part} and movable part, said parts having cooperating surfaces for engaging the head of the angle-cock'so-as to hold the cock in a. certain position and prevent it from turning, and an integral portion on one of said parts that engages thebody of the angle-cock at a point in front of the head of the cock and thus prevents thecock from moving longitudinally.

75 or stationary member of the devlce in any suitable manner as, for example, by means. I I of bolts, not shown, that pass through open. 1

ings in coiiperatlng ears 11 on the stationary so" anglemock-holder comprising a statio'nary part and a movable part provided with cooperating surfaces for clamping the head of the anglecock so as to hold the cock in position, and a forwardly project ing portion on one of said parts that extends under the body of the cock and engages same at a point in front of the head so as to support the cock and prevent it from moving longitudinally.

8. An angle-coclcholder comprising a stationary part and a movable part provided with cooperating angularly-disposed surfaces for engaging the head of the cock so as to prevent the cock from turning or rotating, and a forwardly projecting supporting portion on one of said parts on which the body of the cock bears freely, said forwardly projecting portion engaging the cock in such a manner that it not only supports the cock butalso prevents it from moving longitudinally.

9. An angle-coek-holder comprising a portion that is adapted to be connected to the car, a forwardly projectingportion that extends under the body part of the anglec'ock, and a portion that conforms approximately to a surface on the head of the cook.

10. An angle-cocl -holclcr provided with a forwardly projecting shelf that is constructed to receive the angle-cock and thus prevent the cock from moving longitudinally or dropping in case it becomes accidentally detached from the train-pipe, and means nut cooperates with the head of the cock to clamp the cock in said shelf.

11. A combined pipe-clamp and anglecock-holder comprising means for clamping a train-pipe, means for clamping the head of an angle-cock, and a forwardly projecting portion that extends under the body of the cock.

12. A combined pipe-clamp and anglecockdiolder comprising means for clamping a train-pipe, means for clamping the head of an angle-cock, a forwardly projecting portion that extends under the body of the cock, and means on said forwardly projecting portion for preventing longitudinal movement of the cook.

13. A combined pipe-clamp and an lecock-hclder comprising a stationary mem er and a movable member provided with cooperating portions for engaging a trainpipe and the head of an angle-cock that is mounted on said pipe, and a forwardly projecting portion on one of said members that cooperates with some part of the body of the angle-cock to prevent longitudinal movement-of same.

ll. A device for the purpose described, comprising a stationary member provided with a portion that is adapted to be connected to a car and a forwardly projecting shelf portion that is constructed to receive the body of the angle-cock, a movable member, cooperating means on said stationary and movable members for clamping the trainpipe and the head of the angle-cock, and means for connecting said members together.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses, this twenty-second day of May 1912.

\VnLLs L. CHURCH, G-uonon BAKEWELL. 

